An Education in Piercing

I have no piercings, I sort of wanted a nose ring or eyebrow ring in high school, pierced ears were too "normal" at the time. I've thought about getting my ears pierced, and the biggest thing that holds me back...pain! Those that have them, don't try to tell me that it's just a pinch and it's over, your lobes are sore for days as they get used to the foreign objects now sticking through them.
Over the years I have had clients with piercings and most of them are quite excited to share their knowledge, attempt to gross me out or attempt to convince me to get something pierced, especially if they find out I have none. I've been taken through the steps of stretching, I still think it's gross but now I understand how it's done, as well as some of the dangers. And I have learned that cartilage piercing is quite dangerous due to the risk of infection. And once it is infected it is difficult to treat, often leading to deformities, such as cauliflower ear.I've also seen my first nape piercing a few weeks ago. Just like it sounds, it's at the rear base of the neck. That creeped me out a bit cause she kept playing with it and sliding the curved bar back and forth. But she was very excited that I noticed it and asked her about it.Now for the worst piercing that has just come to my attention. Corset piercing. Once again, EXACTLY what it sounds like. But it's more for looks than waist reduction. I still get the shivers thinking about it.
And what gives me even worst shivers, nipple piercing, every time I think about it I want cover my breasts with my hands. I went to school with a girl that had it done, as she was getting older she was getting worried about the damage that it might have done. Basically the doctors have said when she gets pregnant she'll need to be monitored and may need to have her mammary ducts, at best, reopened with a needle to remove the scar tissue, and at worst, surgery to reconstruct the mammary ducts/glands that have been damaged.
(sorry no pictures for that one)